Cigarette-box.



A. MENDELSON.

CIGARETTE 0x. y APPLICATION FILED JULY 1,1914.

Ll. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

a n Mw if" i sans ara* 'AARON' MENnELsoN, oF NEW Yoan', rr. Y.

CIGARETTE-BOX."

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Specification of Letters Patent.'

Patentes sev. is, isis.

Application filed July 1, 1914i. Serial No. 848,375.

,To all whom/"it may concern.'

Be it known that L'IAARON MENDELSON, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resi- 'dent of the city of New York, borough of rio Brtmklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York,vhave invented a new and lmf proyed Cigarettef'Bom of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

- This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in 'dispensing boxes divided l into compartments for containing cigarettes provide a box of the class described which isso constructed and arranged as to'permit 4 removal ofthe cigarettes or articles `in the manner described 'and at the same time provide for the holding of a `maximum number ofhsuch cigarettespr articles and to dispose them in such a manner that they can be removed from either end-of the box.

- invention, the slidingpart or carrier beingV Aprojected from one end as When in position With the above and other objects in vievv, the invention resides in the peculiar combi,- nation and arrangement of parts 'to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and j claimed,it being also Aan object to provide `a device Which is simple in construction,

durable and efficient.

Reference i's .to be had -to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specication, in Which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the view-s, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of a cigarette box constructed in accordance with my to permit the removal of 'the cigarettes; Fig. 2 isa vertical sectional view crossvvise -of the box when the latter is in a closed position; Fig. 3 is a sectional vieiy on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4l is a sectional vieivon the line 4 4: of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional vi'eiv partly in elevation of a modified structure; Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a sectionaly view on the line 7-7 of F ig.` 5; and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a cigarette box with a modified form of closure.

As illustrated in Figs. l to d, inclusive, the box is shown as comprising a body portion 10 Jn the nature of a flat rectangular receptacle c :n at its-` opposite ends and preferably formed of a single strip of material secured in overlapped relation on one side as shown at 1l, and intermediate its opposite narroW edges 12. Fitted Within `the body or casing 1Q is a' slide or carrier 13 which has its opposite ends creased or scored to provide folding-end portions 14 forming.'v

closures for the ends ofthe box. '.lhe portions 15 which are creased along the lines i6 occupy the area of the length of the bodyv and the portions 17, which are creased or foldable along the lines lll, form the ends ofthe box to close the ends of the body, While the extreme portions i9 produce `daps or tongues which are foldable along the lines vso rol

20 so as to extend into the body in oppositey directions toward each other 'at the saine side.

The slide or carrier 13 is provided with. a plurality of compartments to hold. the cigai'ettes or other articles to be. carried in the b ox, and as shown in F l to 4, inclu# sive, these compartments are made up of a continuous strip 2l`or other-Wise bent Iin zig-zag `form, preferably with square ends 22 so as to provide compartments opening alternately in opposite directions so that the'- compartments opening in the' same direct-ion are spaced apart. These partments Will project slightly beyond the ends thereof and terminate adjacent to the end portions 17 in spaced relation at each end of the -box and in staggered relation with regard to the opposed ends of the box. The compartments are therefore open at the side opposite to the slide or'farrier and in this manner the cigarettes or the like can be conveniently placed in 'position and by restricting the compartments at their open ends the articles will be tightly held in pon sition but conveniently Withdrawn.

' The slide as slioivn is preferably made of a single strip of paper or milar material consistent with strength ai' rigidity suiiicient to protect the cigarettes or other articles which may be fragile or not. In this manner when the carrier isy placed in `Jthe body or casing and the compartments filled or the compartments first filled and the cai'- rier with the cigarettes placed in the body,

compartment forming strips are secured to the inner face the slide may be shifted to project beyond either end of the body or casing in the manner shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, so that convenient withdrawal of the cigarettes can be effected. Also, by reason of the arrangement of the compartments as described, a maximum number of cigarettes can be held in a' minimumy sized box with the additional convenience of permitting them to be Withdrawn Without being broken, injured or necessitating unnecessary handling thereof, so that in offering a cigarette they need ,not be fumbled over.

in the form offthe invention illustrated in Figs. 5 to 7, inclusive, the body or casing is of the sameL construction as well as the slide or carrier 13, but in lieu of the partitions or strips Q1 forming the compartments or cells of the box, the compartments are formed by a corrugated s trip or section 24, the corrugations of ivlnci are shaped to substantially conform to the shape ofthe cigarettes in cross section. This corrugated lstrip is attached lto opposed supporting' sections Q5 and Q6 to which the bight portions of the corrugations are secured, as at 27, by pasting or gluing the 'same thereto inthe manner in which corrugated pasteboard is made. ln addition, the opposite ends of the supporting sections and Q6, that S, One end of each supporting section at the opposite ends of the box, are provided with spaced extensions 28 located in staggered relation and secured to the ends of the corrugated strip forming the compartments so that the intermediate compartments opening in the same direction are spaced apart and located in staggered relation to those opening in the opposite direction in the same manner as heretofore described. The

. cigarettes when in pof'tion will thus project from the opposite ends of the'compartments inspaccd relation at each end and in staggered relation with regard to the opposed ends, the carrying section' or slide being` adapted to be shifted in opposite directions to free the closures from within the .ody or casing topermit Withdrawal of the cigarettes. ln either instance the closures open at the same side of the box and five con'lpartlnen'ts .opening in eaclrdirection will be provided in an ordinary cigarette box, although there is no restriction tothe number -of comlmrtn'ients which may be produced.

ln the n'iodification shown in Fig. 8 the slide or carrier lil is provided at its ends correspomling to the folding line 16 with closures `flhaving side portions 530 rigid with the portions l5 and the end portions 3l of said closure. These side portions 30 are. disposed in alinement with the adjacent portions of the compartment-forming partitions or strip so as to fit inside of the body portion without necessitating the additional comprising the combination with a body having open ends and closures forv said ends: of a section in said body bent to provide longitudinal compartments opening in opposite directions at the ends of the box, said section being movable to be projected beyond the ends of the body, the compartments at each end being spaced apart and located in staggered relation to those at the opposed end. Y.

2. A cigarette box or the like, comprising a casing in the form of a flat body with open ends, al slide in the casing provided With compartments opening in opposite directions, said slide having end portions bent to provide closures, said 'compartments being adapted to receive cigarettes to project therefro'm and the closures being adapted to overlie the ends of the cigarettes and fit within the casing when the box is closed.

3.1i cigarette box, comprising a body formed bf a strip Withiits ends securedin overlapped relation, the body having open ends and being of rectangular cross-section, a carrier fitted in the body and corresponding to the'. transverse and longitudinal dimension thereof, said carrier having foldable end sections providing closures for the ends of the body and with flaps, a pair of supporting sections, and a corrugated strip secured to the supporting sections and carried by the carrying section to provide longitudinal compartments, said supporting sections having extensions at opposite ends to close the ends of alternate compartments at the opposed ends of the box, whereby the compartments open in the same direction are spaced apart.

4. A ci garettc box, comprising a body,`the body having open ends, a carrier fitted in the body and corresponding to the transverse and longitudinal dimension thereof, closures for the ends of the body, apair of supporting sections and a strip secured to the supporting sections and carried by the carrying sections to provide longitudinal compartments, said supporting sections having extensions at opposite ends to close the ends of alternate compartmentsat the opposed ends of the box, whereby the compartments open in thesame direction are spaced apart.

5. A cigarette box, comprising a bod;-y having an open end, a slidable carrier in said body including a strip bent in zig-zag rounded at ,their inner and up- 1,1 sceso 4 rettes higher than the others ,and Willproject l beyond the ends of the compartmentsr but within, the body and flush with the ends of the latten-and closures'for the ends o said body and' fitting thereinv lto cover lthe ends of the cigarettes.

6. A-.cigarette box comprising a casing in theform of Ia Hat body open at opposite ends, a slide of less length than 'the body and movable tovproject either end out of the corresponding end of tbevbody, the said slide being open at each end and being provided with .a plurality of compartments, each com .partment being open atl one end and closed at the other,v the closed end of one compartment being at the opposite end of the slide n from the closed end of the adjacent comproject out l ments into the space between the slide and closures.

partment or compartments, and closures carried by the slide to close the open ends of the casing, the closures being so positioned with respect to the casing that. 'articles can of the open ends of the compart- 7. A cigarette box comprising'1an` openended body9 and a compartment-forming element disposed in the' body, whereby cigarettes can be h'eld in spaced relation,-With alternating cigarettes projecting out of the f ends of the compartments, said element consisting of a strip of materia-l corrugated transversely to-its length, the Width of the strip being of less dimension than the len tb. of the box body, thecorrugations extending parallel with the length of the box body.

ing an open end, a closure for said open end.; and a strip in said body formed -of a rectangular blank corrugated transversely and having its corrugations parallel with the length of the box and cooperating with the opposite sides of the latter to form cigarette holding compartments, the alternate ones of which are o pen at opposite ends of the box, and the compartments being of less length than the length of the box, whereby cig rettes in alternate compartments Wiil project from opposite ends.

n testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

Anson iannonnsen.

lv'itnesses: y

loi-IN E. Benen,

PHILIP @.ROLLHAUS.

8. A cigarette box comprising a body bavy 

